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Niagara 4.6 Brings Exciting New Efficiencies to Building Automation System Deployment

The updated IT-8000 is less reliant on browser plugins, faster and easier to use. Now end users can directly access, analyze and act on a wide range of operational data. A truly open framework, Niagara 4.6 delivers a variety of notable improvements to help businesses take full advantage of the Internet of Things, including advanced visualization and new search, security, and navigation tools.

The IT-8000 now carries the federal standard for approved cryptographic modules (FIPS). This security standard is required to bid jobs related to government infrastructure and other mission-critical industries.

Updated User Interface

The INTEGRA IT-8000 is an embedded Internet of Things (IoT), BTL-listed BACnet® Building Controller (B-BC) that connects to Cylon’s CB Line of BACnet® field controllers. The IT-8000 is also capable of connection and network management of a variety of diverse devices and subsystems using various protocols including, but not limited to, Modbus™ and LonWorks™.

The IT-8000 has a bold and intuitive interface. Modern and easy to use, the platform utilizes HTML5 to provide an array of rich features. The powerful new UI framework makes the user experience simpler and more robust, giving maximum control of data and decisions. The optimized workflow allows users to find and visualize data points quickly based on a powerful tagging system.

A truly open framework, IT-8000 delivers a variety of notable improvements to take full advantage of the IoT, including advanced visualization, search, security and navigation tools. With the now tripled number of drivers available, the ability to communicate with even more building controls offers development of cutting-edge building automation devices.

More Data At Your Fingertips

Integrators can provide an interface that empowers users to do more on their own. Because devices, systems and data points can be tagged in Niagara 4.6, users can easily conduct a station-wide search of the most important elements in their operation.

With a simple point-and-click or drag-and-drop, users can create customized charts, allowing them to instantly find and display critical information from their desktop, tablet or mobile device. Solution Integrators no longer necessarily need to re-engineer new dashboards each time a customer requirement changes. Building real-time dashboards is straightforward, allows for immediate troubleshooting and quickly displays data with attractive visualizations.

Powerful Security

The IT-8000 now carries the federal standard for approved cryptographic modules (FIPS). This security standard is required to bid jobs related to government infrastructure and other mission-critical industries.

Niagara 4.6 takes a “defense-in-depth” approach to the Internet of Things security. Building on the security of previous Niagara versions, Niagara 4.6 is secure by default. Niagara 4.6 also uses Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), making user permissions easy to configure and less error-prone.

Niagara 4.6 also can be integrated with existing enterprise identity and access management systems, such as LDAP and Kerberos.

Faster, More Powerful Development

In addition, the need for specialized training in the Niagara user interface is reduced—anyone familiar with open Web development can now create a custom UI in Niagara. Niagara 4.6’s new features and public APIs make it easier to extend, develop and build upon the framework

Easier Integration

Niagara 4.6’s templating feature enables tags to be applied to devices quickly and allows applications to be prebuilt against a set of standardized templates which then can be quickly created and reused.

In other words, once a template is made, it can be redeployed as often as needed in other instances. The result is not only a more functional design for users but also reduced integration time across the board.

Niagara 4.6 and the new IT-8000 controller turns data into actionable intelligence

INTEGRA IT-8000

INTEGRA IT-8000

A 'next-generation' device that features a new global design that functions with legacy systems, the INTEGRA IT-8000 has the ability to scale for future needs and is optimized for the Niagara 4.6 platform.

INTEGRA-ProPack

INTEGRA-ProPack

The INTEGRA-ProPack is a Cylon Niagara service designed to simplify the engineering and programming of the IT-8000 network controller. Available on Cylon’s IT-8000 controllers, the INTEGRA-ProPack imports the CXproHD database into the IT-8000 and automatically creates the BACnet network, devices and controller points. This service is designed to reduce deployment time when connecting the IT-8000 to Cylon BACnet field controllers. INTEGRA-ProPack requires Niagara 4.6.96.28 or higher.